August 25, 2017
Nogueira defeated Amanda Bell via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:44 of Round 1 at Bellator 182 on Friday in Verona, N.Y.
ANALYSIS
Nogueira finally made her Bellator debut after a string of injuries kept her out of action. She comes from a Brazilian jiu-jitsu background and it showed. She scored an early takedown. Then, she passed to north-south position. From there she worked for a Kimura submission. Nogueira abandoned the hold, took the back in a scramble and finished via rear-naked choke. This was a great debut, but it will be interesting to see what she will do against a better wrestler.